GPS / GNSS

Drones Have Earned a Place in Surveying

lduffy@aproposresearch.com (Linda Duffy) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0400

Drones are perfectly suited for topographic surveys in areas that are difficult to access on the ground.

SP60 GNSS Receive Creates A Long-Distance Connection

Tue, 18 May 2021 10:28:57 -0400

SP60 GNSS receiver was used to complete the entire land and sea route for the world’s longest and deepest alternating current (AC) cable.

Scientists Calculate Juneau Icefield Melting with 2D, 3D Glacier Models

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:37:00 -0400

Ice melting was mapped yearly using GPS field points in the Grapher and Surfer modeling packages from Golden Software, a developer of affordable 2D and 3D scientific software based in Golden, Colorado.

Telit Launches High-Precision GNSS SE868SY-D Receiver Module

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:58:00 -0500

The new module meets growing demand for multi-frequency, high-precision GNSS receivers, which improve location accuracy by reducing multipath effects, especially in urban areas.

SP90m GNSS Receiver Helps Yachter Win Vendée Globe

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:35:00 -0500

A Spectra Geospatial SP90m GNSS receiver provided the precise position and boat heading information for the winning boat in the ninth quadrennial Vendée Globe around-the-world non-stop sailing race.

Ecobot joins Trimble’s GIS Partner Program

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Trimble recently announced that Ecobot has joined Trimble’s Mapping & GIS Partner Program.

A Free NTRIP Caster

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:51:00 -0500

Emlid launched a free NTRIP caster.

Agrimensores de Puerto Rico Celebrar Historia y Tradicion

adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:35:00 -0500

Carlos R. Fournier Morales, PLS, el presidente de la Asociación de Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, comparte lo que es ser un agrimensor en la Perla del Caribe.

Land Surveyors in Puerto Rico Celebrate History, Tradition

adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Carlos R. Fournier Morales, PLS, president of the Puerto Rico Association of Land Surveyors, shares what it's like to be a land surveyor in the Pearl of the Caribbean.

NOAA Awards Black Swift Technologies Contract to Develop GPS-Denied Navigation

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:21:00 -0500

To address this challenge NOAA has selected Black Swift Technologies (BST) to develop commercially viable technology enabling GPS-denied navigation of UAS.

TinySurveyor's Big Impact On Land Surveying

adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:00:00 -0500

TinyMobileRobots is the maker of the TinySurveyor, a mobile robot that land surveyors can use for layouts and road building, equipped with GNSS integration and total station compatible.

Trimble R12i: What One Beta Tester Says About the New GNSS Receiver

adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

The company’s latest GNSS receiver combines Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)-based tilt compensation with Trimble TIP technology so points can be measured or staked out while the survey rod is tilted.

GPS Pioneer Javad Ashjaee Remembered

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Reflections on the founder JAVAD GNSS from the people on our team who got to know him best.

Field Staking for Electrical Lines Using Trimble's CenterPoint RTX

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:00 -0400

Fast, accurate positioning in electric line design and staking is crucial to give firms a competitive edge.

Drones Can Safely Perform Inspections In Dangerous Conditions

lduffy@aproposresearch.com (Linda Duffy) — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Equipped with cameras and other sensors, drones can access assets without exposing a person to any of the dangerous conditions found in chimneys, boilers, tanks and tunnels.

GNSS Visionary Dr. Javad Ashjaee Has Died

adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:30:00 -0400

The founder of JAVAD GNSS passed away in Moscow after a lengthy battle with the coronavirus.

Mobile Mapping Collects Geospatial Data From A Safe Distance

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:40:00 -0400

Trimble’s MX9 3D system performs a broad range of mobile mapping applications such as road surveys, topographic mapping, 3D modeling and asset management, using a vehicle-mounted mobile LiDAR system, multi-camera imaging, and field software.

Company Spotlight: JAVAD GNSS, Inc.

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Since its inception, JAVAD GNSS has been intensely focused on developing and manufacturing the most advanced GNSS receivers, OEM boards, GNSS antennas, wireless radio systems and accessories in support of our customer’s position, navigation and timing requirements from the surface of the Earth to the International Space Station and beyond.

Trimble’s SiteVision creates a low-cost, augmented reality field solution

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:01:00 -0400

A Norwegian design firm has put Trimbles 3D Augmented Reality field solution into practice and has seen immediate benefits.

CEU: The 2022 IGS Datum Modernization of the NSRS

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0400

This course will look at the National Geodetic Survey's decade-long effort to prepare and modernize the National Spatial Reference System and its user community.

2020 Equipment Report Reveals Newer Tech Taking Hold for Surveyors

trunickp@bnpmedia.com (Perry Trunick) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:15:00 -0500

Spending is increasing and lasers are among tools being added.

San Francisco Precision Survey Completed

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0500

When Bruce Storrs first accepted his job as San Francisco City and County Surveyor 14 years ago, he was well aware of the challenges.

Special Report Preview: 2020 Surveying & Mapping Industry Equipment

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0500

Categories studied include total stations, data collector/controllers, geodetic survey-grade carrier-phase GPS receivers, mapping-grade code-phase receivers, 3D laser scanners, UAVs, and wireless cloud computing.

Reviving the Importance of Maps

trunickp@bnpmedia.com (Perry Trunick) — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:30:00 -0500

Our reliance and confidence in following the turn-by-turn directions of satellite navigation appears to be extinguishing our sense of location.

Survey In Extreme Isolation Successfully Maps Bird Preserve

john.stenmark@comcast.net (John Stenmark LS) — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:30:00 -0500

John Houston is not a surveyor. He’s not a heavy traveler, either. So what was he doing on a speck of an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, knee deep in brush and muck operating a high-accuracy GNSS receiver?

GIS, GNSS and Accurate Asset Mapping for Port of New Orleans

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -0500

No matter how much legacy data is available, sometimes the only way to be sure of an asset is to field-locate, verify, and update.

GPS and GIS Continue to Aid Business Strategies

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:50:00 -0400

GPS-geospatial data probes and analytics work well because everyone can understand pictorial maps and trends of populations, assets, weather, etc.

European GNSS Agency (GSA) and World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) Work Together

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 16:00:00 -0400

Europe’s GNSS agency and World Geospatial group will work to add value to technologies.

National Spatial Reference System Adds Time to Spatial Measures

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:00:00 -0400

Beginning in 2022, points in the NSRS with defined coordinates will have epochs associated with them, based upon the time actual data were collected at those points.

Low-cost, High-Precision GNSS

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400

Larry Fox of Bad Elf introduces Bad Elf’s affordable entry into the GNSS receiver market. The $2500 unit was demonstrated at the 2019 Esri User Conference.